Sabella, among the best of 2009

The coach of Estudiantes de La Plata, Alejandro Sabella, was chosen as one of the best in the world of 2009. In the usual selection carried out by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Argentine ranked DT in the fourth position, making it the best Latin rated list. Champion of Copa Libertadores and World Club Championship runner-up , Sabella garnered 54 votes.

If anyone doubts he had left, the list was headed by Josep Guardiola with 300 votes, followed by Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho. The other Latino is among the top ten is the Uruguayan Jorge Fossati, who won the Copa Sudamericana Liga Quito.

The list of the ten best coaches in the last year according to the IFFHS, is as follows:

1) Josep Guardiola (Barcelona) 300
2) Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) 137
3) José Mourinho (Inter) 66
4) Alejandro Sabella (Students) 54
5) Mircea Lucescu (Shakhtar Donetsk) 50
6) Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) 44
7) Guus Hiddink (Chelsea) 38
8) Laurent Blanc (Bordeaux) 34
9) Jorge Fossati (Liga Deportiva de Quito) 16
10) Felix Magath (VfL Wolfsburg) 15

Photo: La Razon